Stratford-on-Avon District Council

Local authority area: Stratford-on-Avon

Stratford-on-Avon is a district council in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 977.9 km² and had 138,583 residents in 2022 — about 142 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Town hall in the administrative centreTown Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Stratford-on-Avon, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022138,583+14.9% since 2012

Land area977.9km²377.6 sq mi

Density142/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#223of 382 UK councils · #190 in England

Population estimates5 data points

120.6K121.5K127.6K134.7K138.6K

20122015201820212022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Stratford-on-Avon became a local authority area.

Same county

Other councils in Warwickshire

All councils in West Midlands

Warwick151,158 Nuneaton and Bedworth135,481 Rugby116,436 North Warwickshire65,946

Elections

39 electoral wards

Census 2021: 134,725 residents in 59,459 households across the wards; 25.2% aged 65+, 70.9% of homes owned, 11.1% of households without a car.

1Gaydon, Kineton & Upper Lighthorne3,134 households · 22.6% aged 65+7,172 2Southam West2,597 households · 22.7% aged 65+5,831 3Bishop's Itchington, Fenny Compton & Napton2,413 households · 21.2% aged 65+5,760 4Stratford Shottery2,645 households · 28.4% aged 65+5,603 5Tredington2,212 households · 27.1% aged 65+5,103 6Welford-on-Avon2,125 households · 29.3% aged 65+5,044

All wards of Stratford-on-Avon

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CStratford-on-Avon District CouncilCouncil office · Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HX · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Stratford-on-Avon · 31 wards Kenilworth and Southam · 11 wards

Source: Wikidata Q1693076 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.